Avue ADR8708XE, User Manual

Page 1: ...DVR User Manual For H 264 8 channel digital video recorder All rights reserved ...

Page 2: ...at normal recording condition The correct operation to shut off DVR is to stop recording firstly and then to select shut down button at the right of the menu bar to exit and finally to cut off the power This machine is indoor using equipment Do not expose the machine in rain or moist environment In case any solid or liquid get into the machine s case please cut off the power supply immediately and...

Page 3: ...C FUNCTION INSTRUCTION 8 3 1 Power On Off 8 3 1 1 Power On 8 3 1 2 Power Off 8 3 2 Login 8 3 3 Live Preview 9 3 4 Live Playback 9 4 MAIN MENU SETUP GUIDE 11 4 1 Basic Configuration 12 4 1 1 System 12 4 1 2 Time Date 13 4 1 3 DST 13 4 2 Live Configuration 14 4 2 1 Live 14 4 2 2 Main Monitor 15 4 2 3 Mask 16 4 3 Record Configuration 16 4 3 1 Enable 17 4 3 2 Record Bitrate 17 4 3 3 Time 18 4 3 4 Stam...

Page 4: ... 37 5 1 Time Search 37 5 2 Event Search 38 5 3 File Management 38 5 4 Search by Image 39 5 5 Backup 39 6 MANAGE DVR 41 6 1 Check System Information 41 6 1 1 System Information 41 6 1 2 Event Information 41 6 1 3 Log Information 41 6 1 4 Network Information 41 6 1 5 Online Information 41 6 1 6 Record Information 41 6 2 Manual Alarm 41 6 3 Disk Management 41 6 4 Upgrade 42 6 5 Logoff 42 7 REMOTE SUR...

Page 5: ...Playback 49 7 4 2 Remote Backup 52 7 5 Remote System Configuration 52 7 6 Tools 53 7 7 Remote Management 53 APPENDIX A FAQ 54 APPENDIX B CALCULATE RECORDING CAPACITY 58 APPENDIX C COMPATIBLE DEVICES 59 APPENDIX D SPECIFICATIONS 60 ...

Page 6: ...ity by hiding live display Display the local record state and basic information Supports USB to make full control RECORD MEDIA Supports two SATA HDDs to record for a longer time without any limitation BACKUP Supports USB 2 0 devices to backup Supports built in SATA DVD writer to backup Supports saving recorded files with AVI standard format to a remote computer through internet RECORD PLAYBACK Rec...

Page 7: ...ator and 63 users Supports event log recording and checking events unlimited NETWORK Supports TCP IP DHCP PPPoE DDNS protocol Supports IE browser to do remote view Supports setup client connection amount Supports dual stream Network stream is adjustable independently to fit the network bandwidth and environment Supports picture snap and color adjustment in remote live Supports remote time and even...

Page 8: ...rding setting Please refer to Appendix B Calculate Recording Capacity Step 1 Unscrew and open the top cover Step 2 Connect the power and data cables Place the HDD onto the bottom case as Fig 2 1 Step 3 Screw the HDD as Fig 2 2 Fig 2 1 Connect HDD Fig 2 2 Screw HDD Note For convenience installation please connect the power and data cables first and then wind the screws to fix the HDD 2 1 2 Install ...

Page 9: ...lue in setup 2 Enter backup mode in live RECORD FOCUS 1 Record manually 2 FOCUS function enables at PTZ mode REW SPEED 1 Rewind key 2 SPEED function enables at PTZ mode SEARCH ZOOM 1 Enter search mode 2 ZOOM function enables at PTZ mode PLAY IRIS 1 Enter play interface 2 IRIS function enables at PTZ mode FF P T Z 1 Fast forward 2 Enter PTZ mode in live STOP ESC 1 Quit play mode 2 Exit the current ...

Page 10: ...port 13 USB Port To connect external USB devices like USB flash USB HDD for backup or update firmware or connect to USB mouse 14 DC 12V Power input 2 4 Remote Controller It uses two AAA size batteries Step 1 Open the battery cover of the remote controller Step 2 Place batteries Please take care the polarity and Step 3 Replace the battery cover If it still doesn t work please change a new remote co...

Page 11: ...vailable temporarily Multi Button To choose multi screen display mode Next Button To switch the live image SEQ To enter into auto dwell mode Audio To enable audio output in live mode Switch To switch the output between BNC and VGA Direction button To move cursor in setup or pan title PTZ Enter Button To confirm the choice or setup Menu Button To enter into menu Exit Button To exit the current inte...

Page 12: ...rder to input a value in a particular screen move cursor to the input box and click An input window will appear as Fig 2 7 It supports digits alphabets and symbols input Click Shift button to input Capital letters and symbols click Shift button again to return It supports mouse drag Take setting up motion detection area for example Click customized hold down the left button and drag to set motion ...

Page 13: ...t of time if there is live image display without menu options then please check if there is display on other device monitor or long press ESC key to wait for login dialog box to appear Long press ESC key can switch the output between BNC and VGA 3 1 2 Power Off User can power off the device by using remote controller keyboard and mouse By remote controller Step 1 Press Power button This will take ...

Page 14: ...g users please refer to section 4 7 User Management Configuration 3 3 Live Preview Fig 3 2 Live Preview Interface 3 4 Live Playback Click Play button to playback the record Refer to Fig 3 3 User can do complete operation by clicking the buttons on screen Symbol Meaning Green Manual record Yellow Motion detection record Red Sensor Alarm record Blue Schedule record ...

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Page 16: ...s button is enabled you can adjust the color of live pictures E Zoom Single channel large screen electronic amplification Audio Enable sound PTZ Click the PTZ button to control rotation position speed and auto scan of the PTZ Snap Click this button to snap the live pictures These pictures will automatically be saved in the SATA disk Record Click this button to start stop recording Playback Click t...

Page 17: ...nitions for every parameters display as below Device Name The name of the device It may display on the client end or CMS that help user to recognize the device remotely Device ID This ID is used to map the DVR with IR remote controller and speed dome cameras Video Format Two modes PAL and NTSC User can select the video format according to that of camera Password Check If this option is enabled the...

Page 18: ...he device will auto logout and return to login interface Show Wizard If selected the GUI would launch the startup wizard on every boot allowing the user to do basic setup No Image When Logout If selected there will be no image showing when logging out 4 1 2 Time Date Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Basic Date Time interface Refer to Fig 4 4 Fig 4 4 Basic Configuration Date Time Step 2 Set the date fo...

Page 19: ...name and adjust colors To setup camera name Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Live Refer to Fig 4 6 Fig 4 6 Live Configuration Live Step 2 A software keyboard will pop up by clicking camera name area Click the letters and or digital numbers on the keyboard to input the name you want to display in live image Step 3 Checkmark the camera name in the show name area All channels will show the camera name by...

Page 20: ...n Monitor The main monitor settings allow you to set camera sequence in live display mode Operate the following steps to set main monitor Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Live Main Monitor interface Refer to Fig 4 8 Fig 4 8 Live Configuration Main Monitor Step 2 Select display mode and channel Step 3 Select dwell time Click button to setup the previous channel groups of dwell picture Click button to s...

Page 21: ...e Step 3 Press and drag the left mouse button to set mask area as shown below Step 4 Right click to exit the mask setting interface Step 5 Click Apply button to save the setting To delete mask area Step 1 Click Setting button in the mask interface Step 2 Select a certain masked area and double click to delete that masked area Step 3 Then click Apply button to save the setting Setup Mask Area 4 3 R...

Page 22: ...tep 3 Select All to setup the same settings for all channels 4 3 2 Record Bitrate Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Record Record Bitrate Refer to Fig 4 11 Step 2 Setup rate resolution quality encode and max bit stream Step 3 Select All to set the same settings for all channels Step 4 Click Apply button to save the setting Fig 4 11 Record Configuration Record Bitrate Parameter Meaning Record To enable ...

Page 23: ...piration time for recorded video If the set date is overdue the recorded files will be deleted automatically Step 3 Click Apply to save the setting Fig 4 12 Record Configuration Time 4 3 4 Stamp This provides an option to enable or disable the Camera Name and the Time stamp on the video The user can also choose a position for the stamp on the screen To setup stamp as follows Step 1 Enter into Menu...

Page 24: ...This option is used to recycle the HDD space once it is full If enabled the system will automatically delete the old records and recycle the space if it is completely utilized The setting steps are as follows Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Record Recycle Record interface Step 2 Checkmark recycle record to activate auto recycling If the option is disabled or not selected the DVR would stop recording ...

Page 25: ... 14 Step 2 Select channel and click button to add a certain day schedule Click button to delete the selected schedule If you want to apply the schedule setting of a certain channel to other or all channels you need to select channel and click Copy button Fig 4 14 Schedule Configuration Schedule You can also set week schedule by double clicking in the grinding area This will take you to see a dialo...

Page 26: ...ng The setting steps are as follows Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Schedule Sensor interface Step 2 The setup steps for schedule for sensor based recording are similar to normal schedule setup see Chapter 4 4 1 Schedule for details Note The default schedule of sensor based recording is 24ⅹ7 If you want to activate sensor based recording you must enable sensor alarm and setup schedule for sensor alar...

Page 27: ... Fig 4 18 Alarm Handling Trigger Buzzer If selected the local buzzer would be activated on an alarm Show Full Screen If selected there will pop up the chosen channel on the monitor on an alarm trigger Email If selected the DVR will send an email alert to the preconfigured email address in case of a sensor based alarm from the particular input Snap If selected the system will snap images of the che...

Page 28: ...motion e g If the holding time is set to 10 seconds once the system detects a motion it will go into alarm but would not detect any other motion alarm specific to channel until 10 seconds If there is other motion detected during this period it is considered it as continuous movement otherwise it will be considered as a single motion Step 3 The setup steps of motion trigger are similar to Alarm Han...

Page 29: ...alarm are similar to normal schedule setup see Chapter 4 4 1 for more details 4 5 3 Video Loss This DVR can be set up to detect video loss The setting steps are as follows Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Alarm Video Loss Refer to Fig 4 21 Step 2 The setup steps of video loss trigger are similar to Alarm Handling See Chapter 4 5 1 Sensor Alarm Handling setting for more details Fig 4 21 Alarm Configura...

Page 30: ...ll trigger the Disk Full Alarm Step 4 Click Apply to save the setting F 4 5 5 Alarm Out Alarm out includes three sub menus alarm out schedule and buzzer To setup alarm out Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Alarm Out Refer to Fig 4 23 Fig 4 23 System Configuration Alarm Out Step 2 Input relay name and select hold time Step 3 Enter into Schedule tab This will go into schedule setup interface The setting ...

Page 31: ...P port is 80 If the value is changed you shall add the port number when typing IP address in IE address blank e g If HTTP port is set to 82 and IP address is http 192 168 0 25 you should input the following IP address http 192 168 0 25 82 into IE browser Step 3 Set server port The default server port is 6036 Step 4 Connect internet There are three ways to connect internet If you have a DHCP server...

Page 32: ...lect fps resolution quality encode and max bit rate Step 3 Select All to set the same settings for all channels Fig 4 25 Network Configuration Sub Stream 4 6 3 Email To set up Email Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Network Email interface Refer to Fig 4 26 Step 2 Set SMTP Server and port SMTP Server Port The name and port number of SMTP server You can setup SSL check Parameter Meaning FPS Range from 1...

Page 33: ... in the Fig 4 27 Fig 4 27 Network Configuration Server Step 2 Check the IP address and port of the transfer media server in the ECMS The default server port for auto report is 2009 If it is modified please enter into the transfer media interface to check Step 3 Enable the auto report in the ECMS when adding a new device Then input the remaining information of the device in the ECMS After that the ...

Page 34: ...ich provided by the server supplier to register a user name and password and then apply for a domain name online After the successful application user can access the device from the IE client by inputting that domain name Enable UPnP Select UPnP here and then enable UPnP function in your router Therefore there is no need for you to forward LAN IP address and port in the router in connection of int...

Page 35: ...ord According to the above registration username is bcd According to the above registration password is 123456 Connect DVR to the Network Client Step 1 Enter into Main menu Network Other Settings checkmark DDNS select Dyndns at the DDNS Sever pull down list box and input user name and password Step 2 Enter into configuration interface of the router to map the server port and IP address if the user...

Page 36: ...he supplier s website Update interval The interval time of upgrading DVR IP address 4 7 User Management Configuration This tab allows you to add normal or advanced users To add user and setup user authority Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Users Refer to Fig 4 29 Fig 4 29 User Management Configuration Step 2 Click Add button to display a dialog box as Fig 4 30 Fig 4 30 Add General Step 3 In General ta...

Page 37: ...then click Delete button To modify user Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Users interface Step 2 Select the added user you want to modify and then click Modify button to do the relevant operation To change user password Step 1 Enter into Menu Setup Users interface Step 2 Select the added user you want to change its password and then click Change Password button 4 8 P T Z Configuration P T Z configurati...

Page 38: ...et Setting button to see a dialog box as Fig 4 34 Parameter Meaning Address The address of the PTZ device Baud rate Baud rate of the PTZ device Range form 110 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 34800 57600 115200 230400 460800 921600 Protocol Communication protocol of the PTZ device Range from NULL PELCOP PELCOD LILIN MINKING NEON STAR VIDO DSCP VISCA SAMSUNG RM110 HY N control Simulative Cruise If...

Page 39: ...l number of the preset point Click button to enable the PTZ wiper and click button to enable the PTZ light Note PTZ must support wiper and light button and these two buttons are just available when selecting PELCOP or PELCOD Step 5 Click Save button to save the setting Click icon to hide the tool bar Right click to view this bar again Click icon to exit the current interface Step 6 Return to the A...

Page 40: ...of preset point Click Preview button to preview the cruise line Click OK button to save the setting To set up track Step1 In the Advanced interface click track Setting button to see a dialog box as Fig 4 38 Step 2 Control the dome by rotating up up left down right down left left down right and up right and adjust the rotate speed and the value of zoom focus and iris of the dome Step 3 Click Start ...

Page 41: ... 3 Block Allow List Fig 4 39 Block Allow List Here authorized user can prohibit computer users within a certain IP address range from accessing to DVR or allow computer users within a certain IP address range to access DVR E g if an admin user doesn t want computer users within IP address range from 192 168 000 002 to 192 168 000 004 to access the DVR he can check Block list option and then input ...

Page 42: ...h highlighted borderline indicates presence of data Step 3 Set the start time by clicking a particular grid or by entering the specific value in the start time field Step 4 Select the channel display mode and click Play button to play record Use the playback toolbar to control the playback To set backup during a certain period in the playback interface Select the start time by dragging the slider ...

Page 43: ...es presence of data Step 3 Checkmark Motion Sensor or All accordingly Step 4 Click Search button to display the searched event information in the event list box Step 5 Double check a certain record file to playback 5 3 File Management Step 1 Enter into Menu Search File Management interface Refer to Fig 5 3 Fig 5 3 Search Configuration File Management Step 2 Select date and channels The date with h...

Page 44: ...ect data and channels on the right hand side Step 3 Press Search button to search for a recorded image Step 4 Once an alarm image has been identified the user can double click the image to play recording Fig 5 4 Search Configuration Image Lock Select the image and click Lock button to lock this image Save Click Save button to copy the image on the HDD Save All Click Save All button to copy all ima...

Page 45: ... In the backup information interface you can check the relevant information of backup files storage type save file type etc Then click Start button to start backup Note If the backup files are saved in DVR format please check backup player Only this player can play these files in DVR format If the backup files are saved in AVI format you can play these files with common media player ...

Page 46: ... which includes Operation Setup Playback Backup Search Check Information and Error This report can further be saved on a USB flash drive as an html file using the export button 6 1 4 Network Information In this interface you can check relevant parameters of network 6 1 5 Online Information In this interface you can check the details of the connected online users Refresh Refresh the current interfa...

Page 47: ... so as to protect its data 6 4 Upgrade At present it only supports USB update Get the software from your vendor when there is a new software version The upgrade steps are as follows Step 1 Copy the upgrade software which gets from vendor into the USB storage device Step 2 Connect the USB flash drive to the USB port Step 3 Enter Menu Upgrade tab You will see the upgrade software name displaying in ...

Page 48: ...sed on the DVR The default username and password is admin and 123456 7 1 2 On WAN There are two ways for the DVR to connect to internet 1 Connect the DVR to internet through router or virtual server Step 1 Enter into the DVR s Main Menu Setup Network interface to input IP address Subnet Mask etc If using DHCP please enable DHCP in both the DVR and router Step 2 Forward IP address and port number i...

Page 49: ... The following setting steps are as the same as Step 4 and Step 5 in Point 1 7 2 Remote Surveillance through Apple PC Note Because the current plug in version of client end just only supports 32 bit mode so the safari browser shall start 32 bit mode If the browser is the earlier MACOS version the default setting is 32 bit mode and the setting can be skipped The setting steps are as follows Step 1 ...

Page 50: ...in the Safari browser For example input http 192 168 1 100 81 here 192 168 1 100 is LAN IP of DVR 81 is the http port of DVR and click button Then the browser will download Active X control as shown below Step 5 Click icon and then select the Active X control the welcome interface will be shown Click Continue Install button the following window will pop up Input the name and password of Apple PC a...

Page 51: ... 6 of Chapter 7 2 1 2 Connect the DVR to internet directly Step 1 The network setups are the same as step one of point 2 on WAN of IE remote surveillance Step 2 Enter WAN IP and http port in the Safari browser to install the Active control The concrete steps are the same as step 5 and 6 of Chapter 7 2 1 7 3 The Remote Live Preview Fig 7 1 Remote Live Preview Interface Symbol and function definitio...

Page 52: ...d Saturation Click Default to reset them to original value Buttons Description Drag the scroll bar to adjust the brightness of channel Drag the scroll bar to adjust the contrast of channel Drag the scroll bar to adjust the saturation of channel Drag the scroll bar to adjust the hue of channel Click this button to recover the default value of brightness contrast saturation and hue Save the adjustme...

Page 53: ...oom in the locale picture of this camera Click button near Zoom button to zoom out the locale picture of this camera Focus button Click button near Focus button to have long focus Click button near Focus button to have short focus Go to the Preset Select and do auto cruise Track Auto scan Wiper button Light button Click the right mouse on the live interface This will take you to a pull down menu F...

Page 54: ... 7 4 1 Remote Playback Click button to go into record playback interface Refer to Fig 7 3 Select the record date and channels and double click the file name in the record file list box Then you can play that file and preview the picture Fig 7 3 Play Record File Interface This DVR supports remote time search event search and file management By Time Search Step 1 Enter into Search Time Search Refer ...

Page 55: ... change channel mode etc Refer to Fig 7 5 Fig 7 5 Time Search Playback By Event Search Step 1 Enter into Search Event Search interface Refer to Fig 7 6 Step 2 Click the highlight date and select record channels Step 3 Checkmark the event type motion and sensor Step 4 Click Search button Step 5 Double click certain item to play ...

Page 56: ...ighlighted date and channels Step 3 Click Search button to search the recorded files Lock Select certain file item in the file list box and then click Lock button to lock this file that ca not be deleted or overlaid Unlock Select a locked file and then click Unlock button to unlock this file Delete Select an unlock file and then click Delete button to delete this file from file list ...

Page 57: ... s PC 7 5 Remote System Configuration You can do remote setup of the device which includes functions like basic configuration live configuration record configuration schedule configuration alarm configuration network configuration PTZ configuration and user configuration You should select an option from the menu list on the left and then setup the relative parameters Only one user can do configura...

Page 58: ...so format the hard drive s 7 7 Remote Management The Info interface provides a web based interface to access the general information pertaining to the DVR s settings The interface includes five submenus System Event Log Network and Online users Note There may be subtle differences with respect to functions of remote surveillance between through IE and through Apple PC Here we only take IE remote a...

Page 59: ...r settings Q4 Why are no images displayed on few or all channels of the DVR a It could be a wiring issue Please check the cable and the ports of the cameras and DVR b The problem can also be related to cameras Please check the same c Please make sure that the channels are not programmed as hidden channels and check the status from admin login Q5 The HDD cannot be found a The power from the adapter...

Page 60: ... Custom Level Refer to Fig 8 1 Step 3 Enable all the sub options under ActiveX controls and plug ins Refer to Fig 8 2 Then click Ok to finish setup b Other plug ins or anti virus blocks ActiveX Please uninstall or do the required settings Fig 8 1 Fig 8 2 Q9 DVR displays please wait all the time a HDD power cable and data cable may not be well connected Please check the connections for HDD b It is ...

Page 61: ...ns a HDD the migrated disk being installed would have to be formatted In general migrating disks from one DVR to another is not recommended Q12 What is the minimum configuration required for remote monitoring PC Module Parameters CPU Intel Celeron 2 4G Motherboard Intel 845 HDD 80G RAM 512M VGA NVIDIA GeForce MX440 FX5200 ATIRADEON 7500 X300 OS Windows 2000 SP4 above Windows XP SP2 above VISTA Dir...

Page 62: ... double click to open your USB disk to find your backup files and backup player Double click icon to install backup player After you install it open this player and click Open Path button to open your backup file Next click play button to play the backup file Double click the image and then right click to enable audio If you save your backup files in AVI format you can directly open your file by u...

Page 63: ...7M 1575 Low 6M 1350 Lower 4M 900 Lowest 1 5M 338 The calculation format is Total Recording capacity Used space per hour MB h coverage rate of hard disk recording time hour channel numbers For instance one customer uses NTSC cameras set resolution to 1080P video quality to Lowest frame rate to 15 fps for enabling total 4 channels He wants the unit to record continuously in a month Below is the calc...

Page 64: ...k 4GB 2 Compatible SATA CD DVD writers after test Brand Model TECLAST GH22NP20 TL 22XD BENQ DW220S 0K4 LITEON DH 20A6S01C LITEON DH 20A4P02C SAMSUNG TS H653B 3 Compatible HDD list Brand Capacity Seagate Barracuda 80G 160G 250G 320G 1 5T 2TB Seagate SV35 3 1T Seagate Pipeline HD 2 500G Maxtor Diamondmax 160G HITACHI Deskstar 80G 160G WD WD1600JS 160G Samsung HD161HJ 160G ...

Page 65: ... PAL 240FPS NTSC Record Frame Rate 100FPS PAL 120FPS NTSC Audio Input RCA X4 Audio output RCA X1 Alarm Input NO or NC 8CH Alarm output 1CH Record Mode Manual Sensor Timer Motion detection Simplex Duplex Triplex Pentaplex Network Interface RJ45 LAN INTERNET PTZ control YES Communication interface RS485 USB2 0 x 2 one for backup another for USB mouse Disk info SATA x 1 DVD RW x 1 or SATA x 2 Remote ...

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